The Cross-Training Playground for Event Horses
Build the relaxation, focus and "try" that no amount of dressage tests or XC schoolings can give you.
March 14th-15th, 2026
@ SpringWaters Equestrian Center, Longmont, CO
This Is For You If...
Yours horse jumps beautifully and is perfect in dressage at home, but turns into a nervous reck at shows or off site - rearing, spinning, bolting, just flat out losing their mind.
Your horse is steady as a rock... and about as motivated as one. Nothing spooks them. Nothing excites them either. Getting them in front of your leg feels like negotiating with a teenager on a Monday morning.
You know your horse has more in them — you just can't find the dial. The talent is there. The partnership almost is. Something's missing between "obedient" and "all in".
The Real Conversation:
You've done the dressage lessons.
You've schooled cross-country.
You've done the conditioning work.
And still — your horse checks out in the warm-up.
Or melts down at the in-gate.
Or goes through the motions like a bored employee on a Friday afternoon.
Here's what most training is missing: the horse's actual buy-in.
Not compliance.
Not "they went around."
Real, voluntary, I-want-this-too partnership.
This clinic is the prequel to everything you do in competition.
We're not going to run courses or school dressage tests.
We're going to build the thing that makes all of it actually work:
A horse who is calm under pressure, focused because they want to be, and genuinely enthusiastic about the job.
What You'll Walk Away With:
✅ Relaxation tools — for your horse AND for you — that work even when the pressure's on
✅ A horse who's mentally present, not just physically there
✅ Communication so refined it feels invisible (the "telepathy" every great event rider talks about but nobody teaches)
✅ Enthusiasm for the work — real motivation, not just forward off the leg
✅ A warm-up strategy that turns chaos into calm
It IS possible. And it IS happening.
And our clients are getting results ⬇️
Meet the Coach
Giorgia Ghizzoni
✅ Horse-Human 'Couples Therapist'
✅ Equestrian Sports Cross-Training Specialist
✅ A Person Your Horse Actually Wants to Work With
"I didn’t come to this work through ribbons or rankings. I came to it through a horse who said no".
Here's the story if you want to 👀watch it and hear it 👂🏼 (I'll write it after the video if you prefer reading it 📖):
⬇️ Here's Giorgia's story if you'd rather read it 📖
"My horse Sombra, wanted nothing to do with me. As soon as the lead rope would go off, she was gone. I stared at her butt for a year. If that’s not a ‘horsey f*** you’, I don’t know what is 😔
She tried to jump a gate with me on her once just because I asked her to walk under saddle.
I could have made her stick around. Or walk forward under saddle 🤷♀️ I knew the ‘techniques’, if you know what I mean. But what I really wanted - even more than tangible results - was reciprocity.
So, together with my business partner Elizabeth Riecks, I studied everything I could find — from movement science, to behavior modification, to nervous system regulation — testing, integrating, and translating it into a language horses can genuinely relate to: mindfulness, positivity, peace, fun, and the occasional giggle.
What emerged was a way of training that doesn’t force the body or the spirit — it invites both to unfold."
From Your Trainer: Michelle McNamara
"Giorgia is a liberty trainer, but unlike most other liberty trainers I've met,
she does NOT make me want to carve my eyes out with pencils."
— Michelle McNamara, SpringWaters Equestrian Center
Michelle has been working with Giorgia to find new techniques for addressing anxiety, balance and proprioception in her own horses — and the results are why she's bringing this clinic to SpringWaters.
In Michelle's words, Giorgia has been helpful in finding different approaches to build fitness, address behavioral challenges, and bring tools to the table that complement what you're already doing in your eventing and dressage training. This isn't a replacement for your regular program. It's a fundamental foundational layer underneath it.
Come join us for a weekend of fun, learning &
➡️ throwing the rule book out ⬅️
to get the relationship (and results) you crave!
March 14th-15th, 2026
@ SpringWaters Equestrian Center, Longmont, CO
By the end of this weekend, you’ll feel what it’s like
to work with a horse who says, “I got you.”
You’ll have the tools to coach your horse towards
moving safely, with confidence, joy, and presence—
—and to help them stay that way, even under pressure.
Why this is Different
Let's get something out of the way:
Nobody's getting yelled at here.
No one's going to call you out in front of a group.
No one's going to make you feel small for not knowing something, or stupid for struggling.
That's not how learning works — not for you, and not for your horse.
This is a space where questions are welcome, mistakes are expected (and celebrated as data), and the goal is that both you and your horse leave feeling better about yourselves — not just more skilled.
Giorgia teaches with the same philosophy she trains horses: clarity, patience, and the deep belief that a confident learner will always outperform a stressed one.
If that sounds refreshing, you're in the right place.
Logistics
Schedule
March 14–15, 2026 · SpringWaters Equestrian Center, Longmont, CO
8 Spots AvailableSaturday, March 14
Private Lessons (1:1)
Morning
All participants
45 min each
Afternoon
45 min each
Sunday, March 15
Semi-Privates & Groups
Morning · Semi-Privates
2 horse-human pairs per session
45 min each
Afternoon · Groups
4 horse-human pairs per session
75 min each
Note: Active participants attend both days.
Schedule
March 14–15, 2026 · SpringWaters Equestrian Center, Longmont, CO
8 Spots AvailableSaturday, March 14
Private Lessons (1:1)
Morning
Afternoon
Sunday, March 15
Semi-Privates & Groups
Morning · Semi-Privates
2 horse-human pairs per sessionAfternoon · Groups
4 horse-human pairs per sessionNote: Active participants attend both days.
Horse Haul-Ins Available!
Contact Michelle for questions
Pricing Options
Active Participants
2-Day Clinic (Saturday & Sunday)
Early bird ends February 20th
Includes:
- 1 Private + 2 Semi-Privates + 2 Groups with Giorgia
- Horse-Free Training & Q&A both days
- Pre-Clinic Video Training
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 40% off ($35/mo $59)
- Post-clinic Zoom call with Giorgia
Auditors
Daily Auditors
Includes:
- Auditing 1 day (including Q&A & Horse-Free Training)
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 25% off ($44/mo $59)
Full-Experience Auditors
Includes:
- Auditing both days (including Q&A & Horse-Free Training)
- Pre-Clinic Video Training
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 25% off ($44/mo $59)
- Post-clinic Zoom call with Giorgia
Active Participants
2-Day Clinic (Saturday & Sunday)
Early bird ends February 20th
Includes:
- 1 Private + 2 Semi-Privates + 2 Groups with Giorgia
- Horse-Free Training & Q&A both days
- Pre-Clinic Video Training
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 40% off ($35/mo $59)
- Post-clinic Zoom call with Giorgia
Auditors
Daily Auditors
Includes:
- Auditing 1 day (including Q&A & Horse-Free Training)
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 25% off ($44/mo $59)
Full-Experience Auditors
Includes:
- Auditing both days (including Q&A & Horse-Free Training)
- Pre-Clinic Video Training
- 2 Weeks Free of Hatha Equus's Online Academy Cancel anytime, or continue at 25% off ($44/mo $59)
- Post-clinic Zoom call with Giorgia
sign-up questions
WHAT ARE YOUR BOOKING AND CANCELLATION CLINIC POLICIES?
Booking happens on a First Come First Served basis. To view our cancellation, refunds policies and more, please click here.
IS THIS A LIBERTY-ONLY CLINIC? DO I NEED TO KNOW LIBERTY?
Nope. You don't need any liberty experience. We draw from multiple frameworks — neurophysiology, natural horsemanship, positive reinforcement, ecological dynamics and more. We'll meet you and your horse exactly where you are.
WILL THIS HELP MY EVENTING/DRESSAGE DIRECTLY?
Yes — but not in the way you might expect. We're not schooling courses or drilling movements. We're building the underlying software: relaxation under pressure, genuine willingness, body awareness, and the kind of mutual trust that makes your horse rideable in the moments that matter most.
MY HORSE IS REALLY ANXIOUS/EXPLOSIVE. IS THIS SAFE FOR US? ARE WE GOING TO BE SAFE FOR EVERYONE ELSE?
This is literally what we do. We specialize in horses that are anxious, shut down, explosive, "rude," or otherwise struggling. We'll work at your horse's pace and never push past what's safe. Giorgia has worked with bolting horses, rearing horses, "actively-trying-to-kill-you" horses. You're in good hands. We simply ask that you let us know beforehand, so that we can structure time slots and spaces accordingly.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
For any clinic question, please contact Giorgia at [email protected]
For stabling (fees and logistics) and any other local questions please contact Jacqueline at [email protected] or +17242634375
